Eye mechanism for dolls.



No. 817 055. PATBNTED APR. 3, 1905.

S. D GIFFORD.

EYE MECHANISM FOR DOLLS. unwumu rum) mm. 1905.

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No. 817,055? PATBNTED APR. s, 1906'. s. 11. ,GIFFQRD;

EYE MECHANISM FOR DOLLS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 1, 1906.

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tsfin Eye Mechanism followingis a spec'ififl s to provide improve: ments dolls and, comprises special eye theaaction of theeyes er" d aslife-like as possible 1 3, or" results of anobviousn'aa h.e"i'fnv ntion includes not only us" for effecting closing v as-embodied inwhat nowin commonuse, lithe above andconstb as beendevised for acemselves; automatically, I very similar to the move: mentof e eyes of a natural person,

Fer a hill desc'ii oi th i, Mention and the meri .-ther o ndl ialsd "to aequire a knowledge "of the"details of construction of the means for efiecting the result reijerenoe is to be had to the iollowing'description and ac companying drawingsfin .Figure 1 18a perspective View of eye mechanism embodying the invention, the dollhead being shown broken away. Fig. 2'is a rear, elevation of the mechanism. Fig. 3 is a .vertical central section. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the eyelidoperatingparts alone, Fig. 5 is'a detail view, partially broken away, showingyone of the eyes and the connection thereof with its actuatingbar.

\ Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followin description and indicated in all the views 0 the drawings by the same reference characters.

Referringto thedrawings and specifically describin the construction of the invention which isi lustrated, the numeral 1 designates the head of the doll, the numeral 2 indicating the'eye-sockets provided in the head in the, customary Way. The eyes or eyeballs 3 are mounted in the sockets 2 and are of approxi- .mately circular formation, so as to be movable- "in-,the'jsockets in order to admit of free adjustrnen't thereof under the influence of the emronuOF TEBReAI -JA; g p h I 3 ,SHAFER, ET RRA ALTA, .wnsr VIEQILIA, Foe DOLLS-1 V l #1 91? 1905. sr ialtnaasaaao f ug I special inech anis ngnovided newes a 1 Projecting rearwar ivented certain? new g ner te this inyention ,PAIIENT OFFICE.

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Patented-April 1903 1y roi'nthe eyes 3 into the hollow )ortion ofthe1doll-head1are arms: 4 one en of said arms beingrigidly attached to one of the eyes 3 in any suitabl'etwaycom:

ducive to substantiality. j" The eyesB n'iayhe A bar .5 is pivotal] connected at-its,ends with the arms f t 1e eyes 3,-a'1id anieirton- 6 5 the extensionv h andis arranged within-the" hollow", portion of-the headyso as Itoinove that, when thejweight 7 moves laterally or in 5 a we: fir s th a m 4 will ei -1 tuated as to roll or turn the eyes 3 in" their L; 1 sockets Zfto adjust them simultaneously; It

will of course be'understoodthat thee-arms 4 under the influence of the weight Z inayfbe .moved not. only laterally, ,upwardly,iand owny, 'hination of such movements; I 1 A i o The eyes" are provided. with lid-pieces V 3 moiva ble ithereover, said lid-pieces being car-1x85 ried by a bar 10 in the head.1, said bar 10 be ing su ported. at one end ofa lever 11, arrange within, the head 1, the bar 10 having u ward and downward movement to carry tile lid-pieces 9 .over the eyes in simulation of the natural wa The bar- 10 is mounted at one end of the ever 11, which is pivoted at a point between its ends, as shownat 12, to a v short standard 13, secured to the interior of circlev the radius of which is, comparatively speaking, considerably longer than the radius of the circle described by. the movement of the outer surface of the eyes. The end of the 1m lever 11 oppositethat connected with the'lidieces 9 carries the wei ht 14', b which the-"" ever is automatically a j-u'sted w en the doll 1 I 7 7 laterally, upwardly} and downwardly asthe ardly, but in all directionsbythecomf c I 1 m ment of the eyelids!) describes an arc of a a described to' ha ve a sort of swivel movement o A111 their sockets, as they are a'd ustedjsoasto roll'or move hkethe eyes ofa natural'per'son.

. v nation with the head 'is raised and lowered In order to limit the movement of the wei hted end of the lever 1 1 a stop 16 is used, an in like manner to limit the rearward or outward movement of the weighted extension 6, a second stop 15 is provided. The sto s 15 and 16 arepreferably made from a sing e len th of wire bent to form a loop, between the si es of which the extension 64s adapted to operate, said loop forming the sto 15. A portion of the wire from which t e loop 15 is made,is so bent as to provide an extremity in the path of movement of the lever 1 1.

It will-be readily seen that when the doll is laid down the outward movement of the lever 11 under the influence of the weight 14 will cause the lid-pieces 9 to close over the e 'es, the movement of the lever being limite by the stop 16. When the doll is raised to an elevated position with the head 1 in a vertical position, the downward movement of the weight 14 will carry the lid pieces 9 upwardly. In handling the doll as the head is shifted from one position to another; causing the weight 7 to move in a predetermined direction y gravity, the eyes 3 will be simultaneously moved or adjusted. The arrangement of the parts as described above is very sim 1e and practical and enhances the value 0 the dol or puppet in the eyes of the child who uses the same for reasons which will be apparent.

Having thus describedthe invention, is claime as new is 1. In ey what e mechanism for dolls, the combirovided with eyesockets, of eyes mounted in said sockets and adapted for rotary movement in all directions therein, a weight secured to and controlling tending the movements of said eyes, a weighted lever fulcrumed in said head on a plane in the rear of the axis of movement of said eyes and eyelids. carried by the end of said lever, as and for the purpose set forth. 2. In eye mechanism for dolls, the combination with the head provided with eye-so ck ets, of eyes'mounted n said sockets and hav ing rotary movement in all directions therein, a weighted arm controllingthe movements of said eyes, a lever fulcrumed in said head between its ends'in a plane in the rear of the axis of movement of said eyes, 0 elids carried by one end of said lever an 100 s ex-. around the weighted arm a said lever and designed to limit the movements of the two said parts, as'and for the purpose set forth. a

3. In e e mechanism for dolls, the combination ,wlth the head sockets, of eyes mounte in said sockets and having rotary movement in all directions therein, a weighted arm controlling the movements'of said eyes, a weighted lever fulcrumed in said head between its ends in a plane in the rear of the axis of movement ofsaid eyes, eyelids carried by one end of said lever and wire 100 s extending around said rovided 'with eye arm and lever, sai loops being spaced from ,r

the walls of the head whereby to limit the movement of the two said parts and prevent the weights thereof from contacting with-the walls.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' SQUIRE D. Witnesses:

E. B. WANGEB, THoMAs J. SHOWALTER.

GIFFORD. 

